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I have been reading other peoples' salaries on this forum for the field they are in and what sort of hours they work and it has made me wondered whether I am being underpaid or not. I am a computer programmer with over 4 years of experience. I have a B.S. in Computer Science. At the beginning of the year I got a new job at a new company. I am making more than my old job but I am now living in a higher COL area. I work full time, make $70K, and provided with extra benefits like health care, tuition reimbursement, bonus at the end of the year, and 401K (those are the major ones anyway). Is this a decent package for what I have? I'm looking for very honest, candid posts about this. Thanks!
$70K with good benefits on a bachelor's degree sounds pretty good, but without knowing what value you bring to your company, it's pretty hard to say whether you are underpaid. I think a lot of people would gladly take your situation.
Depends what sort of programmer you are At the government agency I worked for, they paid out the nose specifically for people who knew PowerBuilder, if you'd believe, because they're so rare these days.
CS degrees also depend on where you got them from. Community college up the block won't command a premium like an MIT or Stanford CS grad will. Also as mentioned above how much you contribute to the company and even how your company rates its CS guys (i.e. per line of code or something). Lastly do you have any certifications for whatever language or transferrable skills such as security or monetization?
in this economy just be happy with what you got. if i was making 70k, i would be doing backflips right now
That is exactly the kind of thinking that leads to exploitation. Every employee has the right to assess whether they are being treated fairly and paid appropriately.
"In this economy" is the biggest bunch of b.s. ever fed to the middle class by the wealthiest 2%. They get richer and laugh all the way to the bank while the masses bend over and take it because they are afraid of being replaced.
That is exactly the kind of thinking that leads to exploitation. Every employee has the right to assess whether they are being treated fairly and paid appropriately.
"In this economy" is the biggest bunch of b.s. ever fed to the middle class by the wealthiest 2%. They get richer and laugh all the way to the bank while the masses bend over and take it because they are afraid of being replaced.
Don't believe it.
i consider 70k to be being paid appropriately. demand for computer programmers is decreasing and being outsourced. besides, if you are unhappy with 70k, you are either spoiled or living way above your means
That is exactly the kind of thinking that leads to exploitation. Every employee has the right to assess whether they are being treated fairly and paid appropriately.
"In this economy" is the biggest bunch of b.s. ever fed to the middle class by the wealthiest 2%. They get richer and laugh all the way to the bank while the masses bend over and take it because they are afraid of being replaced.
Don't believe it.
70K is pretty good for a Bachelor's Degree with 4 years experience. I agree with everything else because even if the economy is doo-doo, nobody should stay at a job where they are underpaid and treated fairly. I'll go broke before I ever subject myself to unfair treatment/underpayment.
i consider 70k to be being paid appropriately. demand for computer programmers is decreasing and being outsourced. besides, if you are unhappy with 70k, you are either spoiled or living way above your means
Really? 70k could be alot of money or not much money at all depending on where the job is located. COL is a big deal, if your in a place where rent in a NICE 2 bedroom appt in a NICE area is aroun 300$ then 70k is making a mint, but if you have to spend 1500$ a month just to stay out of the slums then 70k is a **** in the wind. There are places in cali I would not work for less than 200k a year but where I am now I am happy wtih 90k, EVERYTHING really hinges on the rent prices in a NICE area.
If I were forced to take a job in cali I would probably live in a tent and shower at a laundry mat and just bank the money and leave after a while, but the pay would have to be worth the degraded quality of life for that period of time, I would have to be able to bank several hundred thousand dollars in a few years otherwise im not going to live like that.
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At the government agency I worked for, they paid out the nose specifically for people who knew PowerBuilder, if you'd believe, because they're so rare these days.
